Word needed

[Nora Munoz]

I would just say ancestor.  It is used as a "legal"
term.  I put legal in quotes because I am not an
attorney and don't want you to think that I am.  ;-) 
For example, in West Virgina marriage is prohibited
between an ancestor and or descendant.  It's true! 
believe it!

Anyway, an ancestor doesn't need to be deceased, so it
will work.  But if you are looking for a word meaning
going to give you money, I would say "benefactor"
seems appropriate.  Then you don't even have to be
related.

-Nora

--- Elliott Moreton <moreton at cogsci.jhu.edu> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I tried asking this on another list, with no
> success:  If you are 
> someone's heir, what are they to you?
> 
> "Heir" has many senses.  I'm specifically interested
> in what you call
> a living person from whom you expect to inherit
> something (but other
> senses are interesting too).
> 
> em
> 
> 
> (P.S.  Isn't a new round supposed to be under way? 
> I haven't gotten 
> anything....)
> 


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